The hands-on homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres guide viewers step-by-step to set up a baby chick brooder correctly.

Brooding baby chicks in cold weather — how low can you go? As it turns out, cold-weather brooding can go low indeed. Back in the 1950s, when the electric companies were promoting electric brooding as ...

We’ve seen baby eagles. We’ve seen burrowing owls. And now Oregon State University is offering its own cute-as-can-be bird ...

Raising chicks is infinitely easier than incubating eggs, but there is still much more to it than just plopping them in a coop. They need a toasty-warm mini-coop – a brooder – to nurture them into ...

There’s a few things you need to know about chickens when you’re waiting for them to hatch, according to 6-year-old Theron Gough. One, it’s really fun to bang on nails when you’re building a place for ...

Is the price of eggs making you want to jump on the chicken bandwagon? Be sure you check your local ordinances regarding chickens before you make your decision. We both enjoy fresh eggs from our ...

Getting started raising poultry is both exciting and rewarding in many ways. If you’re a hobby farmer or a beginner, an important key to health and growth is making sure they’re being raised in the ...

I want to build a cheap chick brooder to keep some baby chicks at a constant temperature (95F first week, drop by 5 degrees each week until week 6 when they are released)<BR><BR>The "standard" way is ...